Abbreviations used in the Text -- Introduction -- Section 1: Getting Started -- Setting Initial Goals -- Expectations -- Dealing with Your Predecessor -- Section 2: Interpersonal Interactions, Culture, and Behavior -- Communication -- Organizational Culture -- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion -- Building Collaborations and Collegiality -- Promoting Department Work-Life Balance -- Negotiation -- Section 3: Operational Issues -- Organizing the Department -- Strategic Planning -- Resources -- Budgets and Finance -- Balancing the Missions -- Crisis Management -- Section 4: Faculty Issues -- Faculty Recruitment and Retention -- Faculty Career Development and Wellness -- Faculty Compensation Plans -- Dealing with Difficult Faculty -- Section 5: Student and Trainee Issues -- Student and Trainee Recruitment -- Student and Trainee Career Development and Wellness -- Dealing with Difficult Students and Trainees -- Section 6: StaffIssues -- Staff Recruitment and Retention -- Staff Career Development and Wellness -- Staff Compensation -- Dealing with Difficult or Unproductive Staff -- Section 7: Interactions Beyond Your Department -- Interacting with Institutional Leaders -- Interdepartmental Interactions -- Departmental and Institutional Alignment -- Interactions with External Entities -- Fundraising and Donor Development -- Section 8: Personal Issues -- Leadership Attributes -- Getting Advice and Assistance -- Handling Reviews -- Achieving Work-Life Balance -- Career Transitioning -- Changing Positions -- Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgements -- References -- About the Authors.